In the beginning, there was a glimmer of hope. In 2017, then-Lt. Gov, Gavin Newsom published a plan in Medium about how, as governor, he would generate 3.5 million new …
Prop 21 is ‘Deeply Personal’ for Housing Activists, Who Slam the Opposition
Follow the money. The famous Watergate slogan got new traction Sept. 27 after a blockbuster expose by the New York Times revealed that the president of the United States paid …
Modern-Day Robber Baron: The Sins of Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman
As part of an ongoing series on the real estate contributors to the No on Prop 21 campaign, this investigation examines the predatory practices of Blackstone Group and its CEO, …
Yes on 21 – ‘Celebrate Renters Rally’ Full of Passion, Fight, and Fear
The stakes are extraordinarily high. California is treading water as the twin crises of housing affordability and homelessness, along with massive unemployment and the coronavirus pandemic, threaten a tsunami of …
Want To Stop Paying Unfair Rents? Here’s What You Do
Californians have been getting slammed by unfair, sky-high rents for years. Politicians have done little to solve it. The California Apartment Association fights any kind of renter protection. And corporate …
First Major Union Endorses Rental Affordability Act
UNITE HERE Local 11 has endorsed the Rental Affordability Act, the November 2020 ballot measure that allows local governments to expand rent control in California. The influential union, which represents workers in …
Rent Control Keeps Californians in Their Homes
Last year, East Oakland resident Norma Sanchez’s landlord increased her family’s monthly rent by $1,400 — a 100 percent increase. Six of Sanchez’s neighbors faced similar hikes by the same …
California’s Housing Affordability Crisis Fuels Homelessness
There are multiple causes of homelessness in California, including mental illness and drug addiction. But, we must ask ourselves, why is it only in California that the crisis is so …
Who Is Housed When Money Talks?
“WHO IS HOUSED WHEN MONEY TALKS?” asks internationally renowned artist Barbara Kruger in her newest mural on the wall ofthe Rental Affordability Act campaign headquarters on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The legendary feminist artist …
Santa Clarita Seniors Face Huge Rent Increase
Santa Clarita seniors are facing homelessness after their rent increased by nearly 50 percent. This article reported that dozens of seniors at the Whispering Oaks Apartments in Santa Clarita are at risk of …
